Queensland Railways 1502 class
# Queensland Railways 1502 class

The 1502 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969.

## History

The 1502 class was an evolution of the 1460 class fitted with a more powerful Electro-Motive Diesel 645E engine and upgraded generators and traction motors. They operated services in South East Queensland including suburban trains in Brisbane.

In 1996, four were sold to Tranz Rail in New Zealand. After rebuilding at Hutt Workshops, they were placed in service with the Australian Transport Network in Tasmania as the DQ2000 class.

All had been withdrawn by 1999. In 2002, six were overhauled and fitted with 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge bogies from FreightCorp 49 class locomotives for use by Interail in New South Wales as the 423 class.

In 2005, seven have been exported to Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, Chile. In 2006, two were rebuilt and transferred to Australian Railroad Group for use in Western Australia as the AD class.

## Class register

| Number | Introduced | Withdrawn | Status/Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1502 | October 1967 | 2015 | Modified by Tranz Rail as QR 3032. Operated by Tasrail in Tasmania as DQ 2004. Now withdrawn. |
| 1503 | October 1967 | 2011 | Now scrapped. |
| 1504 | November 1967 | June 2011 | Rebuilt as 42301 for Interail. Now withdrawn. |
| 1505 | December 1967 | 1999 | Now scrapped in 2011 |
| 1506 | December 1967 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1452. |
| 1507 | December 1967 | June 2011 | Rebuilt as 42302 for Interail. Now withdrawn. |
| 1508 | December 1967 | 2015 | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6036. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2003. Now withdrawn. |
| 1509 | January 1968 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta |
| 1510 | February 1968 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta. |
| 1511 | March 1968 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta. |
| 1512 | December 1967 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1456. |
| 1513 | April 1968 | | Rebuilt by the Australian Railroad Group in Western Australia as AD 1520. Now owned by APEX Industrial and shipped to South Africa. |
| 1514 | April 1968 | | Rebuilt by the Australian Railroad Group in Western Australia as AD 1520. Now owned by APEX Industrial and shipped to South Africa. |
| 1515 | April 1968 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta. |
| 1516 | May 1968 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta. |
| 1517 | May 1968 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1454. |
| 1518 | May 1968 | June 2011 | Rebuilt as 42303 for Interail. Now withdrawn. |
| 1519 | June 1968 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1457. |
| 1520 | June 1968 | June 2011 | Rebuilt as 42306 for QR National. Now withdrawn. |
| 1521 | July 1968 | | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 15215. Later renumbered as DQ 6007. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2001. |
| 1522 | November 1968 | | Rebuilt by Tranz Rail as DQ 6013. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania as DQ 2002. |
| 1523 | November 1968 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1455. |
| 1524 | December 1968 | June 2011 | Rebuilt as 42304 for Interail. Now withdrawn. |
| 1525 | February 1969 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1453. |
| 1526 | February 1969 | June 2011 | Rebuilt as 42305 for QR National. Now withdrawn. |
| 1527 | May 1969 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta. |
| 1528 | June 1969 | 1999 | Now stored in Antofagasta. |
| 1529 | July 1969 | 1999 | Now Stored in Antofagasta |
| 1530 | August 1969 | | Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 1458. |
